Devoted to small businesses and those who run them

This week's Marketing Monday tip is for you freelance writers who want to start building your business (and your clips files). 

Here are some links to websites that will help you learn more about the marketing side of things; some of them even offer marketing assistance, such as submission services, market research, etc. 

• Brady Magazine: This one was on the 2006 Writer's Digest "101 Best Web Sites for Writers" list.  They'll pull together markets, submission guidelines and more for a pretty affordable rate.
• The US Small Business Administration has 100+ marketing ideas in an easy to skim list.  Some of these are so simple it's scary!
• Mapletree Publishing Company has an author marketing checklist that each of us should sit down and consult.  Technically it's for their contracted authors, but anyone can benefit from making sure these items are checked off!